Beth Loudon King’s undergraduate degree was in elementary education. She changed her mind about what she wanted to teach when she took a job in Phenix City as a special education teacher. She went back to school and earned her master’s in special education.

One of my friends is working on a book that genealogists and, in particular, Civil War buffs will enjoy. During the past few years, my friend has researched old newspapers in order to glean the most pertinent facts about daily life in Calhoun County during The Civil War years. I will share more about his project in a future column.